English Almanacs, Astrology and Popular Medicine, 1550-1700

By Louise Hill Curth

Book Overview

This volume will help to fill a gap in the current understanding of sixteenth and seventeenth century popular medicine. As the most widely produced and distributed form of printed material in early modern England, almanacs had an immense power to propagate and reinforce traditional, orthodox ideas about medical care throughout England.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719069297
• ISBN13: 9780719069291
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"